Method for fabricating semiconductor device with recess gate

Abstract

A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a hard mask pattern over a substrate, forming a first recess in the substrate and a passivation layer on sidewalls of the first recess using the hard mask pattern as an etch barrier, and forming a second recess by etching a bottom portion of the first recess using the passivation layer as an etch barrier, wherein a width of the second recess is greater than that of the first recess.

1. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
 forming a hard mask pattern over a substrate; 
 forming a first recess in the substrate and a passivation layer on sidewalls of the first recess using the hard mask pattern as an etch barrier, the first recess having a vertical profile; 
 performing a second recess etching to form a second recess, the second recess etching being a slightly isotropical etching process and arranged to etch a bottom portion of the first recess using the passivation layer as an etch barrier, wherein a width of the second recess is greater than that of the first recess; and 
 after forming the second recess, performing an isotropical etching to extend sidewalls of the second recess using the passivation layer as an etch barrier, 
 wherein forming of the first recess and the passivation layer comprises using a plasma mixture including chlorine (Cl 2 ) and nitrogen (N 2 ) gases as a main etching gas and a hydrogen (H 2 ) gas as an additional etching gas, 
 wherein the second recess etching comprises using a gas mixture including HBr and Cl 2  gases and SF 6  and O 2  gases, and 
 wherein the isotropical etching comprises using a gas mixture including HBr, Cl 2  and O 2  gases and a NF x  or CF x  gas. 
 
     
     
       2. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein forming of the first recess and the passivation layer is performed under a condition of a pressure ranging from approximately 5 mTorr to approximately 20 mTorr, a source power ranging from approximately 700 W to approximately 1,500 W and a bias power ranging from approximately 200 V to approximately 500 V with a Transformer Coupled Plasma (TCP) or Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) type plasma source. 
     
     
       3. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the first recess has a depth ranging from approximately 1,000 Å to approximately 1,300 Å. 
     
     
       4. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein forming of the second recess is performed under a condition of a pressure ranging from approximately 10 mTorr to approximately 30 mTorr, a source power ranging from approximately 500 W to approximately 1,000 W, and a bias power ranging from approximately 100 V to approximately 500 V with a TCP or ICP type plasma source. 
     
     
       5. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a flow ratio of HBr to Cl 2  to SF 6  to O 2  is approximately 9:3:13:1. 
     
     
       6. The method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the second recess has a depth ranging from approximately 200 Å to approximately 500 Å. 
     
     
       7. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the isotropical etching is performed under a condition of a pressure ranging from approximately 20 mTorr to approximately 100 mTorr, a source power ranging from approximately 500 W to approximately 1,500 W, and a bias power less than approximately 50 V with a TCP or ICP type plasma source. 
     
     
       8. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises, after forming of the first recess and the passivation layer, forming of an oxide layer on the passivation layer through a plasma oxidation process. 
     
     
       9. The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein forming of the second recess is performed using the oxide layer and the passivation layer as an etch barrier. 
     
     
       10. The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the plasma oxidation process comprises using N 2  and O 2  gases. 
     
     
       11. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein forming of the first recess and forming of the second recess are performed in-situ in a high density etching apparatus. 
     
     
       12. The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein forming of the first recess and forming of the second recess are performed in the high density etching apparatus using a TCP type, ICP type, microwave down stream (MDS) type, electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) type or helical type plasma source.